Abstract
The paper examines the implementation and dissemination of spatial narratives within a geographical information system context with specific reference to portable GPS-enabled devices. The overall goal is to establish a framework for the creation of computer assisted 'guided tours' based on the thematically and narrative linking of a set of locations within an area. A spatial narrative that describes the - largely unsuccessful - history of Danish plantations on the Gold Coast (1788-1850) is implemented through the Google Earth client. This client is seen both as a type of media in itself for ‘home-based' exploration of sites related to the narrative and as a tool that facilitates the design of spatial narratives before implementation within portable GIS devices. The Google Earth-based visualization of the spatial narrative is created by a Python script that outputs a web-accessible KML format file. The KML-file defines extended functionality for navigating within the narrative as well as additional data layers.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Geografisk Tidsskrift |
| Volume | 108 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 49-57 |
| ISSN | 0016-7223 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- Faculty of Science
- spatial narratives
- Ghana
- portable devices
- gps
- gis